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Tocharian B
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-, the same source as onolme (“creature, person”), āñme (“self, soul”), and añiye (“breath”). Cognate with Latin animus.
Verb
anāsk-
- to breathe, inhale
- (causative) to make breathe, resuscitate
Derived terms
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “anāsk-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN